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Leedle Yawcob Strauss, 



BY 



YAWCOB STRAUSS 

(Charles Pollen Adams;. 



L Prang & Co., 

BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. 



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Lfeedle Vawcok ^[r^d^u^^. 



I haf von funny leedle poy, 

Vot gomes schust to mine knee; 
Der queerest schap, der Greatest rogue, 

As efer you dit see. 



He runs, und schumps, 

und schmashes dings 
In all barts off der house: 
But vot off dot? 

he vas mine son, 
Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss. 



He gets der measles und der mumbs, 

Und eferyding dot's oudt ; 
He schbills mine glass off lager bier, 

Foots schnuff indo mine kraut. 
He fills mine pipe mit Limburg cheese 

Dot vos der roughest chouse: 
rd dake dot vrom no oder poy 

But leedle Yawcob Strauss. 



He dakes der milk-ban for a dhriim, 

Und cuts mine cane in dwo, 
To make der schticks to beat it mit, 

Mine cracious, dot vas drue ! 
I dinks mine bed vas schplit abart, 

He kicks oup sooch a touse: 
But nefer mind ; der poys vas few 

Like dot young Yawcob Strauss. 



He asks me questions sooch as dese : 

Who baints mine nose so red? 
Who vas it cuts dot schmoodh blace oudt 

Vrom der hair ubon mine hed? 
Und vhere der plaze goes vrom der lamp 

Vene'er der glim I douse. 
How gan I all dose dings eggsblain 

To dot schmall Yawcob Strauss? 



I somedlmes dink I schall go vild 

Mit soocli a grazy poy, 
Und vish vonce more I gould haf rest, 

Und beaceful dimes enslioy; 
But vhen he vas ashleep in ped, 

So guiet as a mouse, 
I prays der Lord, '"'Dake anyding, 

But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss. 



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